06 Dec 1873
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Newspaper
Aiken Tribune
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1873
Page
1
A fragmented poem recalls two beloved figures with blue eyes, golden and chestnut hair, and deep grey eyes. The speaker reflects on past wooing in different seasons, recounting winning one lover and losing the other, with regret and unspoken longing.
A detailed feature on the State Lunatic Asylum praising Dr. Ensor for humane warded care and new facilities. Describes upgraded dining rooms, private wards, underground drainage, and a planned laundry, noting improvements in patient comfort and classification while highlighting funding shortages and staff dedication.
The article cites Admiral Porter calling the Virginius capture an aggravated act and argues the crew should have faced prize court. It urges strengthening the navy, proposing southern coastal rendezvous near Cuba, with Key West or Mobile as options, and outlines a combined sea and land push if war breaks out. It notes Spain’s limited ability to project forces and Cuba’s disaffected population aiding American efforts.
The department outlines annual operations of the War Department bureaus, requests increased appropriations for the west fiscal year, and stresses defense needs. It cites Charleston customhouse cost overruns due to plan changes and war damage, notes marble losses, structural rebuilds, and claims settled for partial recovery.
The public building in Columbia South Carolina will be a substantial granite structure. The former superintendent could not control the work and was removed. A new contract is in place and progress continues toward roofing early in the gaming season.
T G Warthen a Grifty planter near Sandersville Georgia describes how he raised five bales of cotton on sandy clay soil by broadcasting Phospho-Peruvian fertilizer and seed, then plowing and harrowing in stages from January to April, with subsoil guano, and careful hoeing neglected to skin cotton. He credits David Dickson of Oxford, Georgia, for guidance and notes seed quality as half the battle, detailing terrace-like bed preparation, row by row cultivation, and weed destruction to yield the crop.
The Financial Chronicle lists the current visible supply of cotton by port and region. It includes stock afloat at Liverpool and London, totals for Great Britain, Havre, Marseilles, Marcelona, Hamburg, Bremen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Antwerp, plus Continental and European totals. It also shows Indian and American cotton stocks and exports, with United States stocks and exports noted in the captioned figures.
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